Central Florida beaches are already packed, and safety officials are warning people of rip currents that are expected to be an issue all week. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.

Central Florida beaches are already packed, and safety officials are warning people of rip currents that are expected to be an issue all week. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.

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Updated: 4:42 PM EDT Mar 30, 2015

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WEBVTT IF FOUND GUILTY THERE IS A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE. MICHELLE MEREDITH, WESH 2 NEWS. IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK THIS WEEK AND INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ALONG AREA BEACHES AS BIG CROWDS ARE ON VACATION. UNFORTUNATELY, RIP CURRENTS HAVE POPPED UP AND WILL HANG AROUND ALL WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE WATER MAY BE CHILLY BY LOCALS STANDARDS, VISITORS ARE JUMPING IN. CLAIRE METZ IS LIVE ALONG DAYTONA BEACH NOW. WHAT'S THE WATER TEMPERATURE? IT'S BETWEEN 63, 64 DEGREES. BUT THAT IS DOWN RIGHT MILD FOR A LOT OF FOLKS FROM UP NORTH CONTENDING WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. THEY JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS OCEAN. JUST GO SWIMMING RIGHT OFF THE BAT. THAT'S WHO BEACH SAFETY OFFICERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. FOLKS LESS FAMILIAR WITH THE POWER OF THIS SEA. THE SURF WAS ROUGH FOR THE WEEKEND. AS IT CALMS DOWN THE RIP CURRENTS ARE GOING TO BE PRESENT. EVEN NOW THERE'S A BIT OF WAVE ACTION BUT NOTHING LIKE DAYS EARLIER WHERE THE OCEAN POUNDED ROLLS IN THE SAND BAR OPENING CHANNELS RIP CURRENTS RUN THROUGH. THE TROUBLED IS WHEN VISITORS GO INTO THE WATER. THEY'LL BE PLAYING IN THE SURF ONE MINUTE AND TOUCHING BOTTOM THE NEXT THEY WON'T BE. A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE IN TROUBLE UNTIL THE LIFEGUARDS GET OUT THERE TO HELP THEM. VAGUELY FAMILIAR. I KNOW THEY CAN BE VICIOUS AND PULL YOU AWAY. CINCINNATI BASED DAN ADMITS HE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH RIPS. AND WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ON HOLIDAY HERE, HE WON'T LET THEM OUT OF HIS SIGHT FOR A MINUTE. RIP CURRENTS OR NOT I WOULDN'T LET THEM GO TOO FAR OUT. BUT OTHERS GET CARRIED AWAY WITH FUN IF IN THE SUN. THOUGH THEY'VE HEARD OF RIP CURRENTS, THEY STILL WANT TO SWIM, PLAY THE WAVES AND POSSIBLY STEP IN ONE OF THOSE HOLES. I GUESS THE UNDERTOW IS THE STABLE AS A RIP CURRENT. ITS -- SAME. YOU CAN TELL IT'S REALLY POWERFUL. LIFEGUARDS WILL WARN ANYONE WHO GET OUT TOO FAR AND THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO RESCUES TODAY IT'S EARLY IN THE WEEK. CROWDS ARE BUILDING. RIP CURRENTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ANY TIME SOON. BACK LIVE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SENSE OF THIS CROWD ALONG THE BEACH. IT'S MONDAY AFTER 4:00 P.M. AND LOOK HOW MANY FOLKS ARE STILL HERE. THIS IS EXPECTED JUST TO BUILD IN ADVANCE OF THE EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE BEACH. RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS HERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. SWIM THROUGH A LIFEGUARD TOWER. THEY'RE NOT FULL STAFFED LIKE IN SUMMER BUT THEY'RE CALLING IN AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE EVEN SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO WORK HERE IN THE SUMMER WILL HELP OVER THE WEEKEND JUST TO PROTECT FOLKS AND MAKE SURE NO ONE IS PULLED OUT AND DOESN'T COME BACK IN.

Safety officials say rip currents will be concern all week

Central Florida beaches are already packed, and safety officials are warning people of rip currents that are expected to be an issue all week. Claire Metz (@clairemetzwesh) has the story.